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The Future is More Media Convergence (特集 画像メディアの将来進化)
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Chiariglione, Leonardo |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Abstract | Introduction The Webster’s defines convergence as “the act of converging and especially moving toward union or uniformity”, and as “the merging of distinct technologies, industries, or devices into a unified whole”. In the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) domain, convergence is better defined as the conversion of different industries from a “vertical” arrangement, where products and services are industry-specific, to a “horizontal” one where the structure of products and services is layered and each layer is potentially shared by different industries. The horizontal arrangement induced by convergence, far from implying uniformity, increases diversity as industries continuously expand or shrink depending on how many industry-specific technologies are shed and how many “common” technologies are added to offer new products or services that respond to customer needs. This paper elaborates on the following media convergence elements. 1. It starts from the seminal role of the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) in fostering media convergence with its first standards issued 20 years ago; 2. It explores the growing number of dimensions in which media convergence is happening or is expected to happen, often ushered in by new generations of MPEG standards; 3. It shows that convergence is not a state where uniformity rules or where industry opportunities are reduced because they merge, but a state where increasing rewards are offered to industry and consumers; 4. It proposes to apply the rules and practice of technology-driven convergence to other non-technical areas. |
| Starting Page | 336 |
| Ending Page | 339 |
| Page Count | 4 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.11371/iieej.42.336 |
| Volume Number | 42 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://leonardo.chiariglione.org/papers/iieej/The_future_is_more_media_convergence.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.11371/iieej.42.336 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
